iyO amends lawsuit against OpenAI’s io, now alleges trade secret theft
iyO has expanded its lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that Tang Tan, a co-founder of io, misappropriated trade secrets by accessing confidential designs through a former iyO engineer. This amendment significantly escalates the legal battle, as iyO claims that the unauthorized access allowed io to advance its product development timeline by nearly a decade, raising serious concerns about intellectual property theft.
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iyO claims that trade secrets were misappropriated, accelerating io's product development by nearly a decade.
Former iyO engineer Dan Sargent allegedly downloaded confidential files before sharing them with io co-founder Tang Tan.
The lawsuit now includes allegations of willful infringement of iyO's trademark.
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